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GAME.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.8, I919.

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1,338,502, Patented Apr. 27, 1920.

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UNITED- STATES PATENT oFFioE.

conLEY GAY, or MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK.

GAME.

' Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr, 27, 1920,

Application filed August 8, 1919. Serial No. 316,111.

To all whom z'tvizay concern.-

Be it kriownthat I, CoNLEY GAY, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Middletow n,-in the county of Middletown and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Games, of which the following is a specification This invention has reference to a game.

The principal object of the invention is to provide" a simple inexpensive device whereby young and old may obtain a maximum amount of amusement in playing the game.

The object of'thegame, which is entitled 'is to prevent the'opposing player by block- 'i-ng the arrangement of the playing pieces on the mainline which is accomplished by the denominational. value of the. cards turned up as well as by a, proper manipula tion of the playing pieces.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the following specific description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, which form part of this application, and in which:

Figure 1 is a board.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View approximately plan View of the playing on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the playing pieces.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of one of the disks indicating the class of trump.

. Fig. 5 is a reverseview of the same.

Fig. .6 is a view of one set of cards employed.

The playing board may be in the nature of a sheet of card board which is kerfed in the center thereof or otherwise weakened so that the same may be folded to bring its outer faces against each other. The weakened or fold line is reinforced on the rear face of the board as indicated by the numeral 8, the board proper being designated by the numeral 9. The board has in scribed thereon the figure of a Maltese cross, the center of which being in the nature of a square and designating the home or space cards .in the suits'of'the deck.

to be reached by the,player. The home is indicated by'the numeral 10,the angle sides or members of the cross by the numerals 11. The members 11 are imprinted withlines parallel to their outer edges and are provided with transverse lines dividing each of the spaces between the said inner lines, indicated for distinction by the numerals l2, and the outer edges of the memdividedv spaces, each spacebeing differently and consecutively numbered 1 to 6. These inscribed spaces designate the main lines of a railway system. The sidelines of the system are arranged between the arms of the cross, the said side lines being provided by 'bers or arms of the cross into six equally inscribingthe board with spaced parallel lines and transverse dividing lines which divide thesame into six equal spaces 13, which are numbered consecutively from 1 to 6 and which are designated by the numerals 14. It will'be noted that the sidings' are arranged radially of the boardf'and' between the ends of the side lines and the ends of the arms of the Maltese cross; are substantially rectangular impressions indicated by the numerals 15, and numbered six and each indicating a tower. Between'the inner lines 12 of the arms of the'Maltese cross are circular impressions 16, one designated by the character A, and the other by the character characters representing an operator, which has the highest playing value, that of six points and on the suits of these cards are imprinted the class to which they belong, either A, B, C or D. Other suits of cards designate the engineer, which has the next highest playinglvalue, that of five points, thesame having the class also imprinted thereon, which is true of the remaining The next highest valued cards are those of the fireman which are entitled to four points. Then comes the suits of cards indicating the detective, the train robber and the baggage master, each of'which having a value of three points. After this is 'a suit representing the brakeman which have a playing value of two points and the final suit of cards representing the conductors which the players of class A,

have a playing value of 1 point.' The cards the block 3 from the siding, so that the In addition to the cards, two disks are' employed. These disks are differently colare broadly indicated by the numerals 16.

ored fromvthe indicia on the board and from the playing pieces which will hereinafter be referred to. On one of the faces of each of the disks, which are represented by the numerals 17 is imprinted the character A,

and also the words class and trump On the reverse side of this ,disk is imprinted the letter I: and also the words class and trump On the second disk there is centrally imprinted the character C and the words class and trump and on the.

reverse side of this disk is imprintedthe character D and the words class and trump. y

The playing pieces are in the nature of blocks, a desired number being employed and the blocks used by each of the players are. six and the same are consecutively numbered from one -to six. The blocks are broadly indicated by the numerals 19. The.

blocks or playing pieces, the disks and the cards when the board is not in use andv of class B plays the baggage master,'then the player in class C plays the train robber and the player of class D plays the detective. The detective takes in the filayinggieces of and i desired,

which gives class D the first block, for instance,

and. make the full three runs before the game is out. In playing the card 6 will give the player the block 6 or tower. This gives the player the right to move 'on second space in his class or on his main line,-and

block 6 must be kept in the tower for at least three moves, but all of the blocks can be arranged upon the main line and the game won by one of the players.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:-

A game designed to be played pieces, disks representing classes and cards having var1ou playing Values, comprising a board having imprinted thereon a figure of a Maltese cross, thearms of which being divided into spaces at the edges thereof and said spaces differently numbered and repre-' senting'the main lines of a railway system, the center of the cross representing home and each of the crosses havingimprinted therein a diskwith a character similar to that of the first mentioned disks, said board having radial spaced lines provided with transverse divisions between the arms of the. cross, the said divisions being numbered from one to six consecutively and representing a siding, and rectangular impres sions between the siding-and.-the arms of the cross havingcharacters imprinted thereon and representing towers.

s1 ature. CO Y In testimony whereof I'afiixv my T by playing game. 

